Animal Subjects in Research : Searching for Alternatives

Researches using animals are required by law to conduct a literature search for alternatives to painful procedures. At UConn, this law applies to those animal projects categorized as Type C or D.

If you want to know more about what painful procedures mean, then check out what the USDA says about it.

Make a note of the date searched, the years searched, and the key words used. Be sure to include that information in your protocol (IACUC-1 Form).

Suggested databases include: AGRICOLA, AGRIS, BIOSIS, CAD Abstracts, CRISP, Current Contents, EMBASE, CEBA, ERIC, Fed. Research in Progress, PsychINFO, Medline, Science Citation Index, and TOXNET.

PUBMED National Library of Medicine MEDLINE database.

Healthgate MEDLINE database.

Internet Grateful Med database.

INVITTOX database of in-vitro toxicity tests currently in use or under development.

NORINA database for audiovisual alternatives for animals in teaching programs